Compare towns
Hancock vs Highgate vs Enosburgh vs Rochester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Highgate has the most expensive homes ($281k median).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Hancock | Highgate | Enosburgh | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 435Lowest |
3,528Highest |
2,804 |
1,389 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
53.3±7.6Highest 24% above VT |
| Rochester and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
20.1% VT: 43.8% |
49%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$72,676±$8k 11% below VT |
| Highgate and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$253,600±$81k 20% below VT |
| Highgate and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19Highest 24% below VT |
$895±$691 27% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$929±$158 25% below VT |
| Hancock and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$3,977Highest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Rochester and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
13.9% VT: 10.1% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
27 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #43 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Lowest |
10.4Highest |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.